Ivan Ljubicic vs Mikhail Youzhny — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2011
hard
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Ljubicic I.
7-6 6-7 6-2
Youzhny M.
Ljubicic I.
776462
Youzhny M.
647721

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 6-7 6-2 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's semi-final. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

7–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-04BeijingR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 7-6(3)
2007-02-19RotterdamFhardMikhail Youzhny6-2 6-4
2007-01-29ZagrebSFhardIvan Ljubicic2-6 6-3 7-5
2007-01-01DohaQFhardIvan Ljubicic2-6 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
2006-08-14Cincinnati MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 7-6(5)
2006-01-30ZagrebQFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-2
2005-09-23Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs RUSRRcarpetIvan Ljubicic3-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4
2004-05-10Hamburg MastersQFclayIvan Ljubicic4-6 7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ljubicic I.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
63
Break points saved·Even
91
93
Break points won·Slight edge
35
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
68
Tiebreaks·Even
80
83

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw

Final
Berdych T.
Cilic M.
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Cilic M.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-3
Berdych T.
Tsonga J.
6-44-66-1
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Anderson K.
7-644-66-1
Tsonga J.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-16-0
Ljubicic I.
Youzhny M.
7-646-746-2
R16
Anderson K.
Montanes A.
7-637-64
Youzhny M.
Lopez F.
6-756-27-5
Tsonga J.
Zhang Z.
6-36-4
Ferrero J.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-0
Verdasco F.
Cipolla F.
2-66-16-2
Ljubicic I.
Mayer F.
6-02-66-3
Cilic M.
Fognini F.
6-26-716-3
R32
Ljubicic I.
Gabashvili T.
7-57-5
Mayer F.
Ramos A.
6-26-4
Tsonga J.
Dimitrov G.
7-657-5
Montanes A.
Capdeville P.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Ilhan M.
6-27-66
Verdasco F.
Llodra M.
6-26-4
Cipolla F.
Dolgopolov A.
6-11-66-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Robredo T.
6-37-60
Cilic M.
Wu D.
6-26-0
Fognini F.
Zemlja G.
6-46-1
Granollers M.
Simon G.
6-36-1
Berdych T.
Melzer J.
7-57-5
Ferrero J.
Bellucci T.
6-17-64
Zhang Z.
Li Z.
6-16-3
Anderson K.
Roddick A.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Almagro N.
6-36-2